Match-safe attachment for miners&#39; lamp-holders.



, J. A. BROWN.

`MATGH 4SAFE ATTAGHMENTFOR MINERS LAMP HOLDERS.

` (Appncapio mea Feb. 1v, 1902.)

Patentgd Sept. I6, |902.

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rm; Nnnms Przns ca, PHOTO-umn., WASHINGTON. ofc.

, 1 i UNTED l STATES `JAMES A."`

. p T` all whom. it may concern: i Beit known that I, JAMES A. BROWN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Picton,` in the county of Huerfano` and fState of Colorado, have invented certain new fand usefullmprovements in Match-Safe Attachments for Miners LampI-Iolders; and I do declare the following `to-be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such `which itappertains to make and use the same, Y reference being 4had to the accompanying ."drawings, and" to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form apart of thisspeciiication. y 1 jMyinvention relatesA to improvements in matchy-safe `attachments for miners lampholders These lamp-holders are attached `tothe caps worn` by the miners. Matches `.are usually carried in the pockets of the cloth- "inggand are thereforeoften spoiled by per- `spi ration `orby reason of having their igniting `"ends broken OE. l

The object of my` improvement is to overcome this difficulty; "and to this end the invention consistsof the features hereinafter "described and claimed, all of which will be `fully understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.` V `In the drawings, Figure 1 is aperspective Cfview of"a miners cap provided witha lampholder equipped with myimprovements". Fig.

fromthe rear and provided with my improved smatch-s`afe. Fig. 3 isa section taken on the linea fr, Fig. 2. i y y Thesame reference charactersindicate the same parts in all the views.`

` Let the numeral 5 designate `the cap, and 6itheylamp-holder,`consisting ofa plate 6a "andfupper and lower iianges 6c and 6, attached to theitop and the `front piece or bill ofthe cap, respectively. The lamp 7 is held Wwupon ,this holder, as shown in Fig. 1, by means of a hook Sl. Nothing is claimed in this application on the lamp or on the geni eral construction of `the holder, since said 1 features are oldandwell known. i y Tothe inner surface of the plate 6n of the y lampholder is attached `the match-box 8,

as will enable others skilled in* the art to l f2 `is a` detail View of` a lamp--holderviewed BROWN, or PiOTOU, COLORADO, `AssieNoR or ONE-HALF To GEORGEML TOMBLING, or PIOTOU. COLORADO.

MATCH-SAFEATTAOHMENT FORHIVIINERSJ LAMP-HOLDERS.

y "SPECIFICATION forming pars of Letters Patent No. 709,452, dated september 1e, 1902.

` i `Application filed Febrary 17, 1902. ucrial No. 94,539. (No model.)

which is therefore located between the said plate inv front and the body of the cap-5 in the rear, while it is protected fromabove by the flange 6C. The body 8 of the match box `o rsai'e is pivoted at vits lower extremity to `the plateeft by means of a suitableldevice passed `through a lip 8c and the said plate. This lip may be formed on or attached to the box and projects downwardly from its lower extremity. The lid orcover Sd of the box is hinged to thebody part, as shown at 8S. Con` nected with this hinge-pin 8g is one extrem- `ity of a piece of spring-wire, which is curved upwardly therefrom, as shown at 10, passes through a slot formed in the flange 6c, and

projects outwardly or laterally beyond the flange, as shown at 12,where a bend is formed.`

From this bend the wire `is carried transversely across and above the flange o?, as shown at 15, to the opposite side of the latter, where it` is bent or coiled around a pin 13, passed through a ingle, attached to and. projecting upwardly from the flange 6F. From the pin 13 the wire is bent downwardly, as shown at 16, and carried transversely across the box, as shown at 17, its free extremity passing through an eye or loop 18, formed on one side of the match-box cover and at the end remote from its hinge-pin 8g. `The wire part 17 has a tendency to open the lid top or cover S of the box; but this tendency is not strong i `enough to accomplish the purpose without y However, by pushing upwardly V assistance. on the projection 12 the box is turned on its pivot to the `dotted-line position in Fig. 2, and the spring-arm 17 throws the lid open or `tothe position shownin dotted lines in the `same figure and holds the lid open until the box is returned to its normal position, which may be accomplished by `pushing down on the projection 12.

` When the device is in use, the parts-that is `to say, the lamp, the lamp-holder, and the match-boxware substantially in the relative position shown in Fig. 1. In this case the part 12 projects outwardly beyond the lamp holder and is sufficiently extended to be easily accessible for purposes of manipulation in the manner just described.

The box is further supported on the plate 6 of the holder by means of a metal strip 19,

\ A forming a leaf-spring', which is attached to the inner'surface ofthe plate,at one extremityvand passes through a loop formed in the adjacent surface of the box. The iangepd of the holder is provided with alip 20, projecting inwardly' from the said ange and extending below the bottom of the box. This ,feature prevents any part of the cap from moving to such a position as to interfere with the movement ofthe box necessary to open the lid, as heretofore described.

One side of the match-box is roughened, as shown at B, to facilitate the scratching of matches for igniting purposes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 4 n' l1. The 'combination with a lamp-holder ot'l v lthe class` described, of a match-box p ivotally mounted on the inner surface of the holderI and provided with a hinged lid and means conl nected with the 'lid 'for opening the same .as

the box is turned on its pivot. substantially i asv described.

. a flange projecting rearwardly from its upper 2. The combination with a lamp-holder adapted to be attached to a cap, and having extremity,of a match box or lsafe pivotally -'mounted on-the holder below the flange and provided with ay hinged lid, and means connected with the lid for opening the same as the box is turned on its pivot, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a lamp-holdercomprising an upwardly-projecting plate having flanges projecting rearwardly from its opposite extremities, amatch box or safe pivotally attached to said plate between the said flanges and having a hinged lid, and means connected with the lid for opening the samev as the box is turned`on its pivot, substan- 5. The combination'with a lamp-holder of the class described, of a matchboxipivotally mounted on the holder and provided with a hinged lid, and a device movably mounted on the' lamp-holder and connected with the box and lidwhereby as the said device is actuated, the box is moved on its-pivot and the lid opened,snbstantially as described.

6. ,The combination with a lampholder of the class described, of a match-box pivotally mounted on the inner surface of the holder and provided with a hinged lid, and a wire connected at one extremity with the hingepin of the lid, extending outwardly beyond the lamp-holder on one side' Where `it is bent and carried in the opposite direction a suitable distance wliere itis coiled around .a pin on theholder, and finally bent downwardly and carried across the match-box, its free extremity being passed through a loop or eyev formed on the lid, substantially as described.

'In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES yA. BROWN.

Witnesses R. A. MCCURDY, GEO. A EDMoNsTon 

